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The Ontario Hockey League Under 18 Priority Selection was staged last night

The Kingston Frontenacs took netminder Aidan Spooner from the Barrie Junior Colts with the first overall selection.

The Owen Sound Attack used 2 picks and took Ryan Stansel from Hawkesbury 9th overall & Logan LeSage from Carleton Place in the 2nd round

Nathan Naves of Sauble Beach was taken 11th overall by the Mississauga Steelheads

The Ontario Hockey League today conducted the third annual OHL Under-18 Priority Selection for Midget AAA hockey players in Ontario.

Eligibility for the 2019 OHL Under-18 Priority Selection included all Midget players (2001 and 2002 birth years) not currently on an OHL Member Team Protected List who were carded with an Ontario based Midget AAA Hockey Club within the Ontario Hockey Federation, Hockey Eastern Ontario, or Hockey Northwestern Ontario in the current season.

A total of 54 players were selected from 35 different teams and included 22 forwards, 18 defencemen, and 14 goaltenders. 51 of the 54 players selected were born in 2002 including 31 with birthdays before September.

For the second straight season a goaltender was chosen with the first overall pick in the OHL Under-18 Priority Selection as the Kingston Frontenacs opted for Aidan Spooner of the Barrie Jr. Colts. Two more netminders were chosen inside the top four including James Gray of the Toronto Nationals selected by the Flint Firebirds second overall, and Matteo Lalama of the Niagara North Stars chosen fourth overall by the Barrie Colts. Defenceman Connor Olson of the Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs was the third overall pick by the Erie Otters.

All OHL Member Teams were required to draft a minimum of two players, however to enhance opportunities specifically for goaltenders, clubs selecting a goaltender with one of their selections had the option to select another player (skater only) in a third round.